Insertion of IS 3 Can “Turn-On” a Silent Gene in Escherichia coli
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- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 146 (1) , 415-417
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.146.1.415-417.1981
Abstract
A silent argE gene became reactivated by the integration of IS 3 in orientation II. IS 3 itself is responsible for this effect, at least in part.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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